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Nipple shield (breastfeeding)

Temporary protective sheath

Nipple shield (breastfeeding)
Summary

Temporary protective sheath

Infant latched on to nipple with nipple shield

A nipple shield is a nipple-shaped sheath worn over the areola and nipple during breastfeeding. Modern nipple shields are made of soft, thin, flexible silicone and have holes at the end of the nipple section to allow the breast milk to pass through.

History

Sterling silver, ivory, and glass nipple shields.
Lead nipple shield, left, and glass nipple shield, right. Lead nipple shields would cause lead poisoning.

Before the invention of plastics, nipple shields were made of animal skin, wax, metal, glass, wood or ivory. A 17th-century nipple shield held in Shakespeare's birthplace is made of pewter. Nipple shields were even made of lead, which can cause lead poisoning. Older nipple shields were made of latex and harder, thicker plastics, while more recent models are made of silicone.

Usage

References

  1. (1949-10-08). "Lead poisoning in an infant from lead nipple-shields; association with rickets". Lancet.
  2. (July 1998). "An anaemic infant in a coma". The Lancet.
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